Take damage as punishment
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Hu ǐ w é if á, which means to punish people according to their non destruction. From Guanzi Mingfa.
The origin of Idioms
The source of Guanzi Mingfa: "it is because of the loss of governance of officials that the Lord rewards reputation and punishes destruction. However, those who like to reward and punish evildoers do private art away from justice." Yin Zhizhang's note: "if you take reputation as reward and punishment, you will lose your sense."
Idiom usage
Examples
To reward with good reputation and to reward with evil punishment is better than Zhou Yixiang. Han Feizi Youdu.
Chinese PinYin : yǐ huǐ wéi fá
Take damage as punishment
one 's schemes are poor and his strength is exhausted. jì qióng lì qū
go over mountains and cross streams. dēng shān shè shuǐ
make an exhibition of oneself. chū guāi nòng chǒu
Small as the sparrow is, it has all the gall and liver. má què suī xiǎo,gān dǎn jù quán